Anchor-rope fastener



. s. L. KuNTz.

ANCHOR ROPE FASTENER.

Patented July 20, 1920.

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ANCHOR-ROPE FASTENER.

`Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

Application filed April 26, 1920. Serial N0. 376,453.

To all Iwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. KUNTZ, a

Acitizen of the United States of America,

and resident of Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana,have in- `vented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchor-RopeFasteners, of which the following is a specilieation.

This invention relates to improvements in anchor rope fasteners forboatsand the object thereof is to provide a detachable device that maybe readilv secured to the side of a row boat and which will serve as ashield for the edge of a boat and by means of which the anchor rope maybe securely fastened.

The object of the Vinvention is acco1npl lshed by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the fastener mounted on the gunwale ofa rowboat;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the fastener mounted in position, therebeing parts cut away and in section; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the fastener.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and referring now to the same:

The base l of the device is comprised of a U-shaped shield having anoutwardly`projecting rib 2 at each of its ends, the side 3 of one of theribs being enlarged and forming a jaw. A screw l extends through a boss5 in one side of the shield and has upon its inner end a clamp-plate 6.Upon the opposite side of the shield is a projecting stud 7 havingmounted thereon a lever 8 which has an integral handle 9 and also acurved jaw 10, the outer face l1 of the latter being rough or serrated.Vhen the lever is in position upon the stud the roughened face of itsjaw is positioned in close proximity to the inner face l2 of the jaw 3on the base l. The jaw l0 on the lever is so shaped that when its faceis brought into contact with arrope 13 placed between it and the jaw 3,the rope will become clamped between the jaws l0 and 3 with more or lessforce as the rope is drawn npwtrdly, so

held. The curvature of the jaw l0 is also such that when it is swungdownwardly the rope becomes thereby released from being held between thejaws.

In securing the shield on the side of the boat let a block l5 may beinserted between the clamp-plate 6 and the side of the boat so that theclamp-plate will bear evenly in position when the screw el is tightened.The handle 9 of the lever extends in a plane parallel with thelongitudinal opening le through which the side of the boat exten'ls soas not to obstruct movements of the boatman.

In using the device, when the anchor is thrown overboard, its rope 13 isheld so as to be paid out over the top 17 of the shield and between theribs 2 which eoniine it so that it does not slip ott' of the base ontothe adjacent upper edge of the boat. Then the rope is paid out to thedesired extent, it is placed between the jaws l0 and 3 and clampedtherebetween by moving the handle 9 downwardly. As the boat drifts andthe anchor rope is drawn taut it is held wedged between the jaws untilreleased by moving the handle upwardly. By the use of the device thusconstructed the upper edge of the boat is saved from being cut or wornby the rope, and the rope may be quickly and effectively secured orreleased as occasion may arise without the necessity of forming oruntying knots.

That I claim is:

In a device ofthe class described for a boat, a U-shaped base forming ashield for the upper edge of the boat and having a laterally projectingjaw; a securing means in connection with one side of the base forclamping the side of the boat against the opposite side of the shield;and an operating lever pivotally supported in connection with one sideof the shield and extending parallel therewith, and having a cam shapedjaw for clamping a rope against the jaw on the shield.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL L. KUNTZ.

